Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-09
A GRUNT BUT TOO HEAVY.
Meeting Of City Council Fail to- Materialize-
Much Bus ness on the Docket.

An unsuccessful effort was made last night
for a council meeting. His Honor was pres
ent as usual and also councilmen English,
Brown, johnson, Kenyon and Buckrldge
The period of waiting laste until 9 O'Clock
Long before that time the gigantic form Of
His Honor became nervous and he would
watch impatientIy the door entering the
council chamber. The members of the
council present seemed to be thoroughly dis
gusted at the lay out and would sometimes
express best wishes for their belated COM
rades The expression was scented some
times with ton OF sarcasm.
There was more than an average number
of spectators present and among them many
of the distinguished citizens Of the city. The
north, east aud south sides Of the city was
well represented by gentlemen who were
anxious that the council take action on some
matters of Importance of concern to them.
The Wichita G. Valley Centre and Wichita
81 Suburban motro lines were repre-
sented both by members Of the companies
and by attorneys The questions to be intro
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understood to be so and so.
The gentlemen interested on South Main
about securing proper sites for buildings were
also present. Mr.. Butler was ready to insist
on speedy S. ttlement Of the trouble as some
very nice building were awitlng construction
and would be built just as soon as the matter
was acted upon by the council If Mr.. But
lsrs building is off its proper location he in
sists that some one is to blame for it. The
city engineer gave him his corners and he
built accordingly. The blame, it is thought,
rests on the city engineer and some one
should pay damages. Whether it Is the city
engineer in person or the city itself seems to
be question. Mr.. Butler has given his case
over to Attorneys Dale & Reed, who will in
vestigate the matter.
A question relating to the police force
would have been introduced last night had
there been a quorum. The chairman OF COM
mittee On police, Mr.. Brown, will favor pay
ing the old police men for the month of
July. He thinks they were bounced
summarily near the middle of the month and
the city should pay them for the whole
month.
Shortly after O'Clock it was decided to
suspend efforts for session last night and it
was decided to make an effort at meeting
to lay. There was considerable dissatisfac-
ton last night among business men who had
called for business and found q quorum un-
born. There was some talk of organizing an as
sociation whose duty it should be to give the
members of the council carriage facilities on
ses sion evenings and give the quorum ques
ton an eye supervision. 1t was generally
conceded that by so doing the interests of the
people would be more carefully attended to
and business would not be delayed SO long.
1t is generally believed that the contents of
the bill basket is getting somewhat decayed
and it will take prompt action to save some
of it,
Councilmen Simison is on the sick list and
Ston ahd Derby were eagerly sought for
by gentlemen in carriages but had not been
found up to midnight.